Technical and environmental concerns, besides water conservation in remote areas, are
associated with the utilization of conventional water, oil, and polymer based fracturing …

Deep shale gas reservoirs, compared to shallow and intermediate shale gas reservoirs,
usually exhibit lower fracture complexity, smaller stimulated volume, poorer conductivity, and …

Shale gas and other unconventional resources such as coal bed methane, gas hydrates,
tight oil etc. have gained significant worldwide interest because of their potential to increase …

Commercial production from unconventional reservoirs needs massive fracturing
operations. Therefore, long horizontal wells are drilled, and multi-stage fractures are created …

Considering the problems related to hydrofracturing, CO2 fracturing is a more effective way
to enhance the permeability of coal seams. Conventional research has focused on the …

Current oil prices and global financial situations underline the need for the best engineering
practices to recover remaining oil from unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs. These …

The geological conditions of coal reservoirs in China are complex, and the reservoir
permeability is generally lower. Multifracturing is an effective method of improving reservoir …

The carbonate reservoir contains numerous randomized natural fractures and cavities. Due
to the stress concentration surrounding the cavity, the conventional hydraulic fracturing …

The burgeoning need to sequester anthropogenic CO $ _2 $ for climate mitigation and the
need for energy sustenance leading upto enhanced geothermal energy production has …

A hydrothermal doublet system was drilled in a fault-related granitic reservoir in Cornwall. It
targets the Porthtowan Fault Zone (PTF), which transects the Carnmenellis granite, one of …